Basalt Hill Lookout
US 880, CA 90

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 880, CA 90 (view other lookouts in United States, California)
Date Registered June 19, 2010
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Los Banos
Merced County, California
Coordinates N 37° 01.145' W 121° 05.179' (view using Google Maps)
N 37° 01' 09" W 121° 05' 11"
N 37.019080° W 121.086310°
Elevation 1,700 ft (518 m)
Built 1947
Administered by Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire)
Cooperators Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), and Cal Fire Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit

Description

Overlooking the San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area, Basalt Hill Lookout was built in the 1950s. It is a 16'x16' CalFire octagonal cab on a 20' enclosed tower.

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